Have you ever had to live on minimum wage? There has not been a national minimum wage increase for 7 years. For tipped workers? Even worse — it’s been at $2.13 an hour for 25 years. Some states are starting to take their own initiatives to raise the minimum wage and the tipped wage, but […]
“Just say no!” That’s what all but 2 Republican candidates are telling American workers. Three leading Republican presidential hopefuls said they would not support raising the federal minimum wage during Tuesday’s debate, with the leading candidate – Donald Trump – doubling down on his remarks the following morning. Asked if he was sympathetic to the […]
Donald Trump may have committed a fatal error in his campaign for the presidency. Many consider Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump’s position on minimum wage his greatest mistake during this week’s debate. Not only that, he doubled down on those comments the following day, telling MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski that “Our taxes are too high, our […]
Donald Trump is doubling down on remarks he made about workers’ wages being too high, sending a clear message to American workers. Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump is doubling down on remarks he made during Tuesday’s debate regarding wages. Asked if he was sympathetic to the cause of workers protesting for $15 an hour by […]
The October employment / jobless rate figures have just been released, and it’s great news for Americans. The number of Americans unemployed has fallen to its lowest rate in seven years. At a mere 5%, the new unemployment figures make it likely that the Federal Reserve with raise interest rates soon. According to NBC News, […]